goodbye grandpa ft. Zach Stolz Lyrics

Twist and turn as the light go out

Lights and sirens up the highway as the world goes south

His eyes closed but he knows and he moves his mouth

Tries to say goodbye but the words won't come out

To the rest of us at home

It's an ordinary night

Live our lives oblivious to our neighbours' lives

As they turn the ox' to 10 and he fights for his life

And his family gather round and they cry and they cry

Then the doctor shakes his head

"Nothing more we can do"

But they still want all the tests

Even though it's no use

Where you born and where you die

We don't get to choose

And we wonder where his soul gonna journey to

And he wonders too

After all he's been through

Whether life was what was promised or if he'd been duped

And I wonder if all the petty things that mattered to you

Is what matters when you drift away and face the truth?

And I wonder about the good times that we shared

And I wonder who'd be there or who'd even care

Not your boss, not your bank, not your shiny career

So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

So why do we spend so much on what disappears?

2AM at the hospital bed

Machines beep and he groans so they give him more meds

They try to make him swallow

But he chokes on them

Is it time to say goodbye?

But I can't let go yet

My aunt holds a vigil and my uncle repents

Cos they wonder if their sins caused these current events

I pray God bless them both

They never leave his bed

Cos God I can't bear to see him hurting like this

Frail, pale and suffering

All the family worrying

Doctors always hurrying

Don't ever get to talk to them

Hospital always bustling

No-one got time to listen

And that doctor's only 18

How could he comfort them?

We already lost my sister, man

Guilt, shame carrying

Wanna do the best for them

But letting go is best for him

Be strong for my cousins

But behind the scenes I'm crying fam

Maybe I should have flown there and been there by his side

But there's a time to live

And a time to die

And we know Grandma waiting on the other side

Waiting patiently for us to say our goodbyes

As he draws his breath

For the last time

For the last time

For the last time

For the last time

For the last time

And we know Grandma waiting on the other side

Waiting patiently for us to say our goodbyes

As he draws his breath

For the last time